The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 14, 1926, Page 6

Page Six THE DAILY WORKER THE DAILY WORKE Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO, 1113 W, Washington Bivd., Chicago, Il, Phone Monroe titan | —_—————$___ SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mail (in Chicago only): By mall (outside of Chicago): $8.00 per year $4.50 six months $6.00 per year $3.50 six months $2.50 three months $2.00 three months Address all mail and make out checks to THE DAILY WORKER, 1118 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, IIIInols | el Ri —————— J. LOUIS ENGDAHL Mittors WILLIAM F, DUNNE {* MORITZ J, LOEB... te Business Manager Entered as second-class mail September 21, 1923, at the postoffice at Chi- cago, [tl, under the act of March 3, 1879. Advertising rates on | plication. | ERP 190 Anthracite Miners! Make the Strike General! By arrogantly breaking off negotiations with the officials of charge that the left wing is in the Miners’ Union the anthracite coal barons proye that they} league with the manufacturers have but one motive in continuing the struggle against the miners| when the left ying hipivayis Pi i ‘ svivania fielda s 6 ‘ i a vestige of every attempt o je manufacturt in the Pe nnsylvania fields and that is to er ush the last vest ge cghrnalina WER ANG OUD teR amiss unionism. They feel that they do not require even the aid of John officials—to reduce working forces, L. Lewis and his machine to keep the miners in subjection. They| to speed up production to. reduce F | Pp p Pp rely henceforth on their economic might and the power of the state! wages, etc.? in their campaign to smash the United Mine Workers of America. |THE charge of the G. ©. B. that the The defiant action of the general grievance committee of the|~ left wing sabotaged the strike against the International Tailoring Pennsylvania Coal company in calling out the manitenance men is the only fitting reply to the arrogance of the employers, This is the action that was demanded from the very inception |; of the strike in order to assure a speedy victory. It is, the .action | vicious lie. that the Workers (Comunist) Party fought to realize from the first. he action of the general grievance board .of District, No. 1, in Wilkesbarre last Sunday, when a declaration was made.favoring the calling out of the maintenance men in order to make the strike general in the anthracite is the basis for the action of the Penn- sylvania Coal company men. The movement must be expanded to the entire district in order to force capitulation of the union-hating mine barons. The miners must act and act quickly before the despicable power of the government can be mobilized against them. Thruout the whole anthracite every man should be off the premises of the mine barons before another day passes. Make the strike in the anthracite general! Smash the conspiracy of the bosses! Defend the existence of the United Mine Workers of Ameri Appeal to the bituminous miners to strike with the anthracite t |. wing in the Amalgamated had al- company and the J. L, Taylor com- pany and did everything in its power Left Wing (Continued from page 1) ways maintained, that the present form of organization in New York —that of a children’s joint board, men’s joint board and cutters’ or- ganization, is inimical to the inter- ests of the workers, takes no pos- itive action against the leaders of these three sections of the organ- ization for their treacherous and disruptive practices, but launches into charges against the left wing that are not substantiated by proofs and are absolutely false. The G, E. B. charges that the left wing is in league with the manufac- turers. No proof ts presented. How can the G. E. B. make the o see that the strike was lost is a The following statement n the International strike appears in he program of the Amalgamated Ac- ion Committee: “The left wing cannot lose sight of the fact that the International strike is a strike to preserve the or- ganization. The left wing must give its whole-hearted support to win this strike. The left wing must com- ; bat the scab United Garment Work- ers and must with all its emphasis call upon the workers to mass vio- lation of the injunction. The left wing in New York will give all its energy to the end that the strike against the International shall cul- minate victoriously for the work- ers.” HIS proves that the charges of the G. E. B. is nothing but brazen against this union-wrecking conspiracy! Act, and victory will be yours! Mexico Again in Shadow a aed Mexico is again darkened by the menacing shadow of Wall Street intervention. Richly endowed with natural resources, Mexico is an objective of imperialism. Before the world war that un-| fortunate nation was torn between England and the United States. Governmental power was shifted back and forth by lackeys of these imperialist nations over a period of years. In the struggle for oil and mineral resources Mexico was kept in a continuous turmoil. When England’s man succeeded thru insurrection in establishing himself at the head of the government, Wall Street would equip | someone to challenge his power and vice versa. The ascendency of the United States, at the close of the world war, as the banker of the world, and the favorable geographical proximity to Mexico, gave the oil interests of this country a distinct advantage over the British interests. Nationalism in Mexico strives to eliminate the pernicious in- fluence of foreign capital that has caused so much distress to the country. The present government of Mexico owes its existence to the nationalist group. But President Calles, the head of that govern- ment, treads on uncertain ground. He tries to palliate Wall Street and at the same time follow a course that will satisfy the nationalists | —a difficult feat indeed. Enraged at the flagrant pillaging of the resources of the nation by foreign capital and the constant threats of intervention to “pro- tect” the imperialist brigands, the Mexican nationalists have adopted | a new land law which is calculated to give the government control | of the resources of the country. The law provides that no foreigner can acquire land unless he accepts the status of a Mexican subject; | that is to say, he must not appeal to a foreign government to act for him against the Mexican government. - The law has a retroactive clause that will affect foreign investors who have acquired lands thru violence and fraud. The Calles government has tried in every conceivable way to palliate Standard Oil and Wall Street. But, in its struggle for world domination Wall Street is insatiable; nothing short of abject capi- tuation will meet its approval. The new law has infuriated Wall Street and so the state depart- ment at Washington formally protests, ‘The government that aided Doheney steal “Teapot Dome” denies the right of Mexico to pass legislation to protect its national interests where those interests con- fliet with the oil banditti of the United States, Now comes Britain to add its protest to that of the state de- partment at Washington. Against the Mexican nationalists the two great imperialist powers have a united front. , In this struggle every enemy of imperialism, every class con- scious worker will support Mexieo. The agents of Wall Street are preparing for intervention in the troubled country to the south. In this contemplated action, as in all other armed conquests of im- perialism, the working class will be called upon,to act. as gunmen for the imperialists. Under various hypocritical slogans put forth to conceal the real motive, the struggle for oil in Mexico, American workers will be forced to fight to defend the interests of Wall Street. Against this contemptible conspiracy the working class of the United States must fight with all its might and let Kellogg and Standard Oil know in no uncertain terms that the workers ab- solutely refuse to furnish banquets for bugzards upon the sun-baked plains of Mexico in order that imperialist plunderers may be able to-exploit the labor and the resources of that country. SWEDISH COMMUNIST PARTY GREETS DAILY WORKER IN FIGHT AGAINST STRONGEST FORCES OF CAPITALISM EAR COMRADES:—We are sending you on the second anniversary of your excellent paper, The DAILY WORKER, our best wishes for continued fight against the strongest capitalist forces in the world, the American imperialists. Your paper is one of the best weapons in the Communist International to win the masses for Communism, The DAILY WORKER will help us make the Communist Party a feal party of the slander. The G. E. B. knows that it} was the left wing that led the mass | picket demonstration against the in- | junction in front of the International | Tailoring company, and that the pick ets succeeded in breaking the injunc- tion’s power in spite of the brutality | of the police. The left wing is proud of its rec- ord in that struggle. The left wing will always be in the forefront of the workers’ struggles. Let the manufac- turers dare to attempt to crush the Amalgamated and the Amalgamated will find no better:fighters for the or- ganization than the left wing and its followers. a The G. E. B. further states: “Our local organization in New York has at- tempted to approach this group to see whether a basis for peace could not be arranged, but all who approached them found that warfare in the organ- ization was the aim of that group and that no concession could possibly bring them to discontinue their de- structive work within the organiza- tion.” The left wing categorically denies that its activities are destructive. The j left wing in the Amalgamated has is- sued a program on what it holds must be done in order to remedy the rotten conditions existing in the organization and in the industry. The wing pro- posals are constructive, Our propos- als for one joint board for a real mini- mum wage compatible with the high | cost of living, for unemployment in- surance, for the abolition of the stand- ards of production and the institution of week work, for an organization con- trolled by the rank and file, for one }agreement standardizing conditions for the whole industry, for the resig- nation of the corrupt, discredited offi- cials and for general elections are con- structive, not destructive, proposals. YM Me destructive work in New York has been and still is being carried on by the officials and by the agents of the G. E. B. who work hand in hand with them in the interests of the bosses against the workers, The left wing also categorically de- nies that ft is opposed to a proposition of establishing peace, real unity and solidarity in the organization, On this question the left wing has more than once made its position clear. The left wing is opposed to any proposition of peace that is offered on the basis of Hillman’s usual policy, that is, on the basis of dividing the jobs between the opposing factions, EACE can be established in the New York organization only by agreeing upon a common program and by going back to the provisions of the constitution, by permitting the mem- bership in New York to enjoy its democratic provisions. This involves the resignations of all the officials in New York who hold office against the will of the membership and the hold- ing of general elections with supervis- ion by the rank and file and the rein- statement of all who have been ex- pelled on account of their political opinions and granting to them the right to participate in the elections without discrimination. The G. BE, B, has also decided to give to the officials of the cufters’ organ- ization the responsibility Of establish- ing law and order, pointed Beckerman New York. and no the dictator in Beckerman im the past, advocates a program that is They have ap- vides that the bad Ste in New York can only be remedied by giving concessions to the manufacturers in the form of piece work, increased pro- daction, reduction in working forces and reduction in wages. To institute such a program, the general executive board realizes that a dictator like Beckerman is necessary in order to crush the left wing, the expression of the rank and file, terrorizing the mili- tants and progressives and hounding them out of the organization, HE united front of the G. BE. B. with the leaders of the cutters against the rank and file means a united front of all the reactionary forces with the assistance of gang- sterism, police and the district attor- ney’s office against: the left wing. .The link with the district attorney's office has been established. by the manager of the cutters’ local, Orlofsky, who, in the name of the cutters’ local indorsed the present district*attorney for office, The Amalgamated: Action Committee has already been hailed, to the district attorney’s office and.threatened by the district attorney if t would persist in continuing their activities. This is a fitting tfi¥ute to the Hill- man administration, that does not hes- itate to use the forces of the capitalist courts and policeagainst workers struggling to build up and make a bet- ter organization of their union. We warn Hillman and his G. E. B. that the use of gangsterigm, police and prosecution will HofThelp them and will not succeed in ferrorizing the} New York membership. There will continue to be widespread discontent amowg the rank and file as long as the present conditions prevail, Hillman’s terroristic tactics will arouse the membership to a greater determina- tion to get rid of all such damnable tactics. fel decision of the G, E. B. to ap- point a manager with dictatorial powers will not solve the New York situation. New York does not need a Mussolini. New York needs an or- ganization that expresses the will of the rank and file. Let the present officials who are maintained in office without any mandate from the mem- Things That ‘Need an Explanation in the Amalgamated Union —_ (Continued fom page 1) not send out workers from here, when the union membéf#'are forbidden to get jobs by applffhg directly to the shops?” He proyéd that bosses were advertising for applicants by the ad for backapakers, lining-make- ers and also.for beginners. Refuses to Lend) Union Workers. “Nobody wants to go from here,” was all the employment office could Say. “Well, I'll accept as a beginner,” said the man, But the employment office refused to send him out, On Jan. 6 there appeared an ad in the Tribune for work at Meyer and company on vests, Asked about this at the employment office and in dis- cussion with the business agent of the vest-makers’ local, Goldman, all the excuse that could be given wi “Nobody wants to go from the em ployment office because the forelady at Meyer's is mgan to the workers and because’ congitions of the shop are unsanitary.” detrime’ worker; 1 to the interests of the masses and to win the proletarian workers to the Communist Inter. national, Yours for Communism, +) CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE SWEDISH COMMUNIST PARTY, This program of Beckerman's that the Gr B, proposes to enforce pro- l Why Not Conditions? The Tastes tone to know why the uni@ did not demand the} The only answer changed and the unsani-la lot of crooked forelady be eet AN bership resign, Hold general elections without any discrimination against the left wing and the rank and file will elect an administration responsible to its will, The appointment of Beclerman and the maintaining in power of practically the whole cor- rupt, reactionary, inefficient adminis- tration will continue in an aggravated form the evils now prevailing in the union. The G. E. B. has proclaimed that it is for one joint board in New York. After having fought the proposition bitterly a few months ago when the progressive delegates proposed it to the children’s joint board, the G. E. B. comes out as its champion. The left wing is glad that the G. E. B, can now see the value of such a proposal, But the left wing must nevertheless call attention to the fact that the pro- position of the G. EB. B for one joint board in New York does not go the whole way, because in the new joint board the cutters are mot included and the old basis of representation is maintained There will be no unified Amalgamated until there will be one joint board, including the cutters, con- stituted on the basis of proportional representation. (O maintain almost all the old offici- als of the children’s and men’s joint board in the new joint board con- tinues in full force the rotten admin- istration that is eating at the vitals of the New York organization. The left wing reiterates its demand that not only must one joint board be formed, but that all the old officialdom must resign and a general election be ordered that will be supervised and controlled by the rank and file, The G. E. B. is for minimum wage scales, Will such minimum wage be compatible with the high cost of liv- ing or will it mean a general reduc- tion in wages as proposed by Becker- man? The left wing is for a minimum wage that shall be an increase in wages and shall be a minimum not a maximum. The G. E. B. is not defi- nite on this point. In this respect the membership will not forget that the G. E, B. once made a stoppage against reductions in New York which was nics FG SER) ma el settled only by agreeing to reductions. HE.G, E. B.'s, proposal-for the or- ganization of the unorganized are also vague. The G. BH, B. has recently failed to develop a good organization campaign. The failure of the Phila- delphia campaign, the wanton waste of money, there, is an example of how the organization of the unorganized should not be conducted The left wing will support any bonafide cam- paign for the organization of the in- dustry in New York, The present corrupt leadership in New York is not interested in organization. During their administration they have ne- glected the organization of the unor- ganized. An organization campaign as proposed by ‘the G. E. B. that is Placed in their hands will be a flasco and waste of money: An organization campaign to *be successful must be based as the left:wing proposes upon the activity of the ‘rank and file.~ The G. E.' Bs also'proposes to raise the dues in New York from 35 to 50 cents a weék: The left wing is not opposed to @ raise in:dues when one is necessary, ‘Buta raise in dues is not necessary at/this time. Get rid of the buréaucratic machine that bleeds the New’ York . organization. Place activities. inthe hands of the rank and file, and85 cents dues will be sufficient.to.cover.the administra- tion expenses---ef- the. organization. Give the rank and file a leadership that will lead the organization into real struggles for. better conditions and for the union, and the member- ship will gladly “make big financial sacrifices for. their organization. The decision of the G. E. B. on the left wing is full of lies, mistatements and evasions. .The G. EB. B, claims that the political views of its mem- bers are of no concern to the Amalga- mated. Why, then, was the executive board of Local 5 and its joint board delegates expelled?) Why did not the general executive board at its recent meeting grant amnesty to the political victims in New York, Chicago and thruout the country? Why are not the left wing members who have been expelled because of their differences of opinion: with ‘the administration re- Charity and “the Royalty” HE QUEEN MOTHER” Deyotes QUITE A BIT OF HER TIME TO CHARITY tary conditions there was no answer. On Jan. 7 a requisition came from be corrected, but of “helping” it” ‘shown, , Se eee it can’t be’ hélped, Nor was any sign The man’ then went to Sam Levin, Meyer and company for a machine operator on vests. An Italian woman who could speak no English applied for the job at the window. A man at the office interpreted for her to Christensen, the employment office man. Christensen gave her an O, K, to Meyer and company. No More Jobs to Union. But not much more than a half hour and she was back and thru the same man as interpreter told the employ- ment office that the company said it has no place any more for help, be- cause nonunion “outsiders” had taken all the jobs. Nothing seems to be done about it. On Jan. 5 a girl came in from a North Side shop. She already had a job and was working at it. It was given her, contrary to union law, by the business agent who only sent her to the office ly to.record it. A man who observed this went to the employment-office and asked why al- low this when so many were out of work, “Fi is crooked b Ing on,” he said, “and business agents are giving jobs to their friends in- stead of turning them into the employ- ment office where the first come is first served.” ¢ phe Don't Try to ag j there is on but Wis at manager of’ the’Chicago organization. Levin said; “Get me the proofs.” So the man weht to the employment of- fice and asked for the records on the case as proof which Levin had sent for thru‘ him.: The employment agent would not take*the man’s word for it, however, and’«alled Levin by phone asking if he should give the man the records asked. «The answer was that the Office man-should bring Levin the records, which ‘he did. Let's See Some Result! Levin called up the North Side busi- ness agent and asked him how the case came to appear as it did and in- structed him to “bring in the facts on the case.” ‘There it rests. But the same complainant told Levin that this case was nothing unusual, that he had seen four other complaints of similar crooked work that day. In spite of the many unemployed pocket makers, workers of that kind have been transferred from the Scotch Woolen mills to Meyer and company, One man who complained ‘and threatened to force an investiga- tion was given.a job at Meyer and company, clearly to, quiet him, r of the DAILY yur pocket when go to your union macting, hm a a! ‘ ace RRS a RNR RARE RR Appeals to Membership of the A. C. W. instated with fyll rights in the organ- ization?, Because the G. B. B, is deé- termined to crush those whose polit- ical opinions it disagrees with, ~~ HE G. B. B. charges that the left wing in New York, whether it is called the Trade Union Educational League or the Amalgamated Action committee, is a group organized by outsiders to wreck the union, and that its aétivities are nothing less than dual unionism, First of all, we want to categorically deny that the left wing has ever taken over the affairs of the organization, proposed to the membership not to pay dues or advyo- cated the organization of a dual union. Secondly, since when is it dual unionism to propose a constructive program for the organization? The G. E..B,,should not hide behind a scare phrase in order to avoid itsown mistakes and the costly effect of its policies upon the organization. The G. E, B. should deal with facts when it makes such charges, not with gen- eralities and meré statements. The left wing proposes amalgama- tion. Is that dualism? The left wing proposes one joint board for the New York organiza- tion. Is that dualism? The left wing proposes the aboli- tion of the standards of production. Is that dualism? ‘The left wing is for week work. ds that dualism? The left wing proposes a 36-hour week. Is that dualism? The left wing proposes relief for the unemployed. Is that dualism? The left wing proposes that the corrupt, reactionary officials who have bled, betrayed and sold out the workers afid ruined the organization resign. Is that dualism? f Bes left wing is the strongest force to build and unify the organization. Dualism can) be charged to Hillman and his G. E. B. that throws out en- tire locals, conducts fraudulent elec- tions as in Local 2, that uses gang- sters to terrorize the membership and to prevent freedom of expression and, lastly, the decision of the G. E. B. in New York is dualism because it is the institution of a reign of unprecedented terrorism and violence against the membership. It is the dualism that splits and disrupts the organization. The left wing is for freedom of opin- ion and speech in the union. The G. E. B. is not. ‘ Discharge the gangsters Reinstate the expelled Call for the resignation of the corrupt, discredited officials. Hold membership meetings, in which the rank and file can express itself freely. Do these things, then we will know whether Hillman and his G. E. B. are sincere on the question of free- dom of speech within the organization. The left wing demands deeds and not words. pee G. E. B. has appointed a com- mittee of three consisting of Bel- lanca, Blumberg and Rissman of Chi- cago to handle the New York situa- tion. It is no accident that Rissman of Chicag6 is on the committee. Riss- man is the man who instituted the reign of terror against the member- ship in Chicago. The whole decision of the G. E, B. is part of Hillman’s intention to war against the rank and file. It is a war to crush the mem- bership, to force them to pay 50 cents dues and to grant the manufacturers more concessions, including piece work. The membership is not fooled. They accept the challenge. The same fate awaits the Hillmans, Beckermans and Rissmans that befell Feinberg, Bres- lau, Kaufman and others. The left wing fights against Hillman’s policies of class cdllaboration with the bosses and double dealing within the organ- ization which have demoralized the organization and degraded the work- ers. The basis of the discontent in New York is to be found in the bad economic conditions in the industry and in the corruption and treachery practiced by the officialdom dominat- ing the organizatio; Hillman and his G. E. B. cannot expect to end the discontent of the membership by a Policy of war that continues the pre- vailing conditions. if did fight of the rank and file for the constructive proposals of the left wing to end the prevailing abom- inable conditions in the industry and in the union will, therefore, continue, Down with terror and gangster ism! : Down with Hillman’s ‘policy of: class collaboration! No. 50 cents dues without the con sent of the membership! No piece work in the New York market and week .work thruout the country! We demand general amnesty for all the political victims in the union, the reinstatement of all ex- pelled and suspended members, to- cals, executive boards and joint board representatives, We demand that the manager and all other officials of the New York organization be ele by the membership, that the corrupt, discredited, reactionary officials re- sign, and that general elections be held supervised by the rank and file and with no discriminations against the left wing. Forward to a united solidified Amalgamated that fights always in the interest of the workers!© ° | AMALGAMATED ACTION MITTEE, . | National | T